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{{Short description|Public university in Bangladesh}}
{{EngvarB|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = University of Chittagong
 | other_name             = CU
 | native_name            = {{lang|bn|চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়}}
 | image                  = University of Chittagong logo.svg
 | image_size             = 130px
 | caption                = [[Crest (heraldry)|Crest]] of University of Chittagong
 | motto                  = Imagine, Lead, Change
 | mottoeng               =
 | established            = {{start date and age|18 November 1966}}
 | closed                 =
 | type                   = [[Public University|Public]], [[Research university|research]]
 | endowment              =
 | rector                 =
 | officer_in_charge      =
 | chairman               =
 | budget                 = {{BDTConvert|439.16|c|1k=yes}} (2024-2025)
 | chancellor             = {{Current president of Bangladesh}}
 | president              =
 | vice-president         =
 | superintendent         =
 | provost                =
 | vice_chancellor        = [[Muhammad Yeahia Akhter]]
 | dean                   =
 | director               =
 | academic_staff         = 974<ref name="Glance">{{Cite web |title=University of Chittagong at a glance |url=https://web.cu.ac.bd/v2/ |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=University of Chittagong |archive-date=31 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331054000/https://web.cu.ac.bd/v2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 | administrative_staff   = 311 (male 277, female 34)
 | students               = {{ubl|{{estimated|27,550}}|({{estimated|18,000}} male)|({{estimated|9,500}} female)}}<ref name="Our History">{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=https://web.cu.ac.bd/v2/ |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=University of Chittagong |archive-date=31 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331054000/https://web.cu.ac.bd/v2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 | undergrad              =
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 | location               = [[Hathazari Upazila, Chittagong District]], Bangladesh
 | coor                   = {{Coord|22.4699|91.7904|display=inline,title|type:edu}}
 | campus                 = Suburban
 | campus_size            = {{convert|2312.32|acre|km2}}<ref name="Our History" />
 | former_names           =
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 | free                   =
 | colours                = {{Colour box|Black}} {{Colour box|Blue}} Black, Blue
 | nickname               =
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 | affiliation            = [[University Grants Commission (Bangladesh)|University Grants Commission]]
 | accreditation          = [[Association of Commonwealth Universities]]
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.cu.ac.bd/|cu.ac.bd}}
 | footnotes              =
}}
{{Infobox university rankings
| THE_W = 1201–1500 | THE_W_year = 2026 | THE_W_ref = <ref name="the">{{cite web |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-chittagong |title=World University Rankings 2025: University of Chittagong |website=Times Higher Education}}</ref>
| THE_W_Eng = 801–1000 | THE_W_Eng_year = 2025 | THE_W_Eng_ref = <ref name="the" />
| THE_W_Life = 801–1000 | THE_W_Life_year = 2025 | THE_W_Life_ref = <ref name="the" />
| THE_W_Physical = 801–1000 | THE_W_Physical_year = 2025 | THE_W_Physical_ref = <ref name="the" />
| THE_W_Social = 801–1000 | THE_W_Social_year = 2025 | THE_W_Social_ref = <ref name="the" />
| QS_Asia = 646 | QS_Asia_year = 2026 | QS_Asia_ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=QS Asian University Rankings SDGs 2025: University of Chittagong |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-chittagong |website=TopUniversities}}</ref>
| Scimago_W = 3027 | Scimago_W_year = 2025 | Scimago_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=Scimago Institutions Rankings 2025: University of Chittagong |url=https://www.scimagoir.com/institution.php?idp=445 |website=Scimago Institutions Rankings}}</ref>
}}

The '''University of Chittagong '''({{langx|bn|চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়}}) also known as '''Chittagong University''' ('''CU'''), is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] located in [[Chittagong District|Chittagong]], Bangladesh. It was established on 18 November 1966. It is the fifth oldest university of Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ugc-universities.gov.bd/public-universities |title=List of Public universities of Bangladesh according to the year of establishment}}</ref> Having an area of {{convert|2312.32|acres}} campus, CU is the largest university in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=24 February 2024 |script-title=bn:৪৯তম বার্ষিক প্রতিবেদন ২০২২ |url=https://ugc.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/ugc.portal.gov.bd/annual_reports/15a025a6_7de7_4e1e_a45c_c61b75f4e67f/2024-02-20-11-22-92b00202417e72ada15fc78e4171002c.pdf |journal=[[University Grants Commission (Bangladesh)|University Grants Commission]] |language=bn}}</ref> It is one of the four autonomous universities of Bangladesh.

== Facilities ==

===Library===
[[File:At the Chittagong University - CO 1069-511-38 (7831812362).jpg|thumb|right|Chittagong University, 1970]]
[[File:Chittagong University Library (04).jpg|thumb|right|Chittagong University Library]]

Chittagong University's collection of about 350,000 books, and over 40,000 bound journals is housed in a {{convert|56,700|sqft}} library built in 1990.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cu.ac.bd/ctguni/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=37 |title=About Central Library |website=University of Chittagong |access-date=16 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703054658/http://www.cu.ac.bd/ctguni/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=37 |archive-date=3 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Chittagong University Museum===

Chittagong University Museum was established in 1973 with artifacts from the History Department, including [[fossils]] found amongst the Nasirabad hills. It has subsequently accumulated an extensive collection of historical artifacts and paintings. In 2016, [[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] donated a Chittagong history archive to the museum.<ref>{{cite news |title=Star gives precious gifts to CU |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-253479 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=29 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129132551/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-253479 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Banglapedia |article=Chittagong University Museum}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/video-stories/treasures-chittagong-university-museum-1255078 |title=Treasures of Chittagong University Museum |date=17 July 2016 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |access-date=3 December 2017 |language=en |archive-date=4 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204061355/http://www.thedailystar.net/video-stories/treasures-chittagong-university-museum-1255078 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===University shuttle train===

[[File:Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong (46512790111).jpg|thumb|right|Faculty of Science]]

The university [[shuttle train]] is operated by [[Bangladesh Railway]] eastern division and monitored by university authority.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cu.ac.bd/content/index.php?menumapno=86 |title=Transportation |website=University of Chittagong |access-date=16 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703054658/http://www.cu.ac.bd/ctguni/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=37 |archive-date=3 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Trains leave [[Chattogram railway station]] and [[Sholoshohor railway station]], and city-bound trains leave [[Chattogram University railway station]].

====Shuttle graffiti====
Chittagong University shuttle trains have a long history of [[graffiti]] art. There were allegations it was being used by rival political groups to assert influence over train compartments. Following clashes in April 2011 between five compartment-based groups that left at least eight students injured, the university expelled 11 students and banned all forms of compartment-based organizational activities, including the posting of posters, leaflets, and graffiti on the trains.<ref>{{Cite news |title=CU shuttles to lose 'graffiti' |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/cu-shuttles-to-lose-graffiti |access-date=19 September 2022 |website=[[bdnews24.com]] |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173746/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/cu-shuttles-to-lose-graffiti |url-status=live}}</ref>
Eleven years after that incident, German artist Lukas Zeilinger, accompanied by Livia, his wife, and Arup Barua, a teacher at the Department of Dramatics of the university, painted the carriages once again. The project was self-funded by the Zeiligers as part of their art project.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 July 2022 |title=CU shuttle trains: Each a piece of art now |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/nation/2022/07/26/cu-shuttle-trains-each-a-piece-of-art-now |access-date=19 September 2022 |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171142/https://www.dhakatribune.com/nation/2022/07/26/cu-shuttle-trains-each-a-piece-of-art-now |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=27 July 2022 |title=German artist paints graffiti on CU shuttle train |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-multimedia/news-multimedia/news/german-artist-paints-graffiti-cu-shuttle-train-3080566 |access-date=19 September 2022 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172614/https://www.thedailystar.net/star-multimedia/news-multimedia/news/german-artist-paints-graffiti-cu-shuttle-train-3080566 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Chittagong University Central Students' Union ===
{{Main|Chittagong University Central Students' Union}}
[[File:Chittagong_University_Central_Students'_Union_(CUCSU).jpg|250x250px|thumb|CUCSU Bhaban]]

Chittagong University Central Students' Union is the official [[students' union]] of the University of Chittagong.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-31 |title=35 years without Cucsu: CU still silent as 3 univs announce student union polls |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/35-years-without-cucsu-cu-still-silent-3-univs-announce-student-union-polls-1201666 |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) and Hall Union Election – 2025 |url=https://cucsu.cu.ac.bd/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=cucsu.cu.ac.bd}}</ref> It is commonly known as CUCSU. Its aim is to represent Chittagong University students in the university's decision-making, and to give a  voice to the students in the national higher education policy debate, and to provide direct services to the student body. It was established in 1966. Its current constitution was adopted in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) and Hall Union Election – 2025 |url=https://cucsu.cu.ac.bd/ |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=cucsu.cu.ac.bd}}</ref>

==Academic==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#A0522D;" | Faculties
| style="background:#A0522D;" | 10
|-
| style="background:#1E90FF;" | Departments
| style="background:#1E90FF;" | 54
|-
| style="background:#ADD8E6;" | Institute
| style="background:#ADD8E6;" | 7
|-
| style="background:#C0C0C0;" | Research center
| style="background:#C0C0C0;" | 6
|-
| Affiliated educational institutions
| 21
|}

=== Faculty ===
[[Image:Faculty of Arts at University of Chittagong (03).jpg|thumb|Abdul Karim Building, Faculty of Arts]]
[[Image:Faculty of Law at University of Chittagong (01).jpg|thumb|AK Khan Building, Faculty of Law]]
[[Image:Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong (46512790111).jpg|thumb|Faculty of Science]]
[[Image:Faculty of Social Sciences at University of Chittagong (12).jpg|thumb|Faculty of Social Sciences]]
[[Image:Department of Computer Science and Engineering at University of Chittagong (10).jpg|thumb|Faculty of Engineering]]
[[Image:Faculty of Biological Science at University of Chittagong (08).jpg|thumb|Faculty of Life Sciences]]
[[Image:Marine Sciences and Fisheries building,Chittagong University.jpg|thumb|Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries]]

As of 2024, Chittagong University has 54 departments under 9 faculties.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Faculty!! Established !! Department
|-
| '''Faculty of Arts and Humanities'''|| 1966 || 14
|-
| '''Faculty of Law'''||1966|| 01
|-
| '''Faculty of Science'''|| 1969 || 05
|-
| '''Faculty of Business Administration'''|| 1970 || 06
|-
| '''Faculty of Social Sciences'''|| 1971after 7
| 10
|-
| '''Faculty of Engineering'''|| 2001 || 02
|-
| '''Faculty of Biological Sciences'''|| || 09
|-
| '''Faculty of Education'''|| || 01
|-
| '''Faculty of Medicine'''|| || 01
|-
| '''Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries'''|| 2019 || 02
|}

=== Institutes ===
Chittagong University currently has 7 institutes
* Institute of Education and Research
* Fine Arts Institute
* Institute of Modern Languages
* Community Ophthalmology Institute
* Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences
* Institute of Marine Science
* Social Science Research Institute

=== Research centers ===
The university currently has 6 research centers.
* Jamal Nazrul Islam Mathematics and Physical Science Research Centre
* Nazrul Research Centre
* Bureau of Business Research
* Center for Social Science Research
* Chittagong University Center for Business Administration
* Center for Asian Studies

=== Affiliated educational institutions ===
There are currently 26 educational institutions under Chittagong University:

'''Govt College'''
# [[Chittagong College|Chittagong College, Chittagong]]
# [[Satkania Government College]], [[Chittagong]]
# Government Haji Muhammad Mohsin College, Chittagong
# Sir Ashutosh Government College, Chittagong
# [[Government College of Commerce, Chittagong|Government Commerce College, Chittagong]]

'''Government Medical College'''
# [[Chittagong Medical College|Chittagong Medical College, Chittagong]]
# [[Cumilla Medical College|Comilla Medical College, Comilla]]
# [[Chandpur Medical College|Chandpur Medical College, Chandpur]]
# [[Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College|Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College, Noakhali]]
# [[Cox's Bazar Medical College|Cox's Bazar Medical College, Cox's Bazar]]
# [[Rangamati Medical College|Rangamati Medical College, Rangamati]]

'''Private Medical College'''
# Chittagong International Medical College, Chittagong
# United Care Institute of Medical Technology, Brahmanbaria
# Eastern Medical College, Comilla
# Chittagong Mother and Child Hospital Medical College, Chittagong
# BGC Trust Medical College, Chittagong
# Brahmanbaria Medical College, Brahmanbaria
# Mainamati Medical College, Comilla
# Marine City Medical College, Chittagong
# Southern Medical College, Chittagong
# Central Medical College, Comilla

'''Medical Institute'''
# Chittagong Institute of Medical Technology, Chittagong
# United Care Institute of Medical Technology, Brahmanbaria

'''College of Nursing'''
# [[Chittagong Nursing College]], Chittagong
# Faujdarhat Nursing College, Faujdarhat, Chittagong

'''Dental College'''
# Chittagong International Dental College Hospital, Chittagong
# Art Nursing College, Comilla
# Shamsun Nahar Khan Nursing College, Chittagong

;; College of Engineering
# Chittagong Textile Engineering College, Chittagong
# Newcastle University College, Chittagong

'''Institute'''
# Chittagong Institute of Technology, Chittagong
# Chittagong Institute of Fashion and Technology, Chittagong

''' Other'''
# Home Economics College, Chittagong

=== Library ===
Chittagong University Central Library is the largest library in Chittagong and one of the richest libraries in the country.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} The current collection in this library is around 350,000, which includes rare books, journals, audio-visual material, manuscripts and [[Braille]] books for the blind. At the inauguration of the university in November 1966, the library started with only 300 books. The library moved to its current building in November 1990. The three-storied library has separate rooms for students, researchers and teachers. There is also an auditorium in the library building. Photocopying facilities are available in the library. The library also has facilities for daily reading of national and regional newspapers. The library is currently under automation.

=== Medical Center ===
''Chittagong University Medical Center'' is located near the law faculty of the university. It works to provide free medical care and pathological examination for university students, faculty and staff. Apart from this, free medical care is also provided to the family members of teachers and staff. This medical center has round-the-clock services every day of the week, where doctors provide medical care on a rotating basis. This center has 11 doctors and 4 ambulances. There are also 6 temporary beds in the medical center premises.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

==Campus==
===Residential halls===

{{As of|2022}}, there are 14 residential halls at the university, of which 9 are for male and 5 for female students.<ref name="Glance"/><ref>{{cite Banglapedia |article=University of Chittagong}}</ref>

{{col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Male student halls
|-
!
! Estd.
! Students
! Named for
|-
| Alawal Hall ||1966 || 260 || [[Alaol]]
|-
| Atish Dipankar Srigyan Hall || 2014 ||550 || [[Atiśa]]
|-
| A F Rahman Hall || 1966|| 258 || [[Ahmad Fazlur Rahman]]
|-
| Shahjalal Hall || 1974 || 475 || [[Shah Jalal]]
|-
| Suhrawardy Hall || 1974 || 375 || [[Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy]]
|-
| Shah Amanat Hall || 1977|| 632 || [[Shah Amanat]]
|-
| Shaheed Abdur Rab Hall || 1994|| 509 || Abdur Rab {{efn|group=wgt|A student of [[Chittagong University]] and general secretary of its [[Students' union|student union]]. He died during the [[Bangladesh War of independence|Independence War of Bangladesh]].}}
|-
| Masterda Surya Sen Hall (male & female block) || 2010 || 204 || [[Surya Sen]]
|-
| Shaheed Forhad Hall ||2014  ||1000 || [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]<ref name=lilabhumi>{{cite news |script-title=bn:চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় প্রাকৃতিক সৌন্দর্যের লীলাভূমি |author=সাফাত জামিল শুভ |url=http://ournewsbd.com/চট্টগ্রাম-বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়/ |publisher= |date=9 October 2015 |access-date=13 November 2015 |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313121620/http://ournewsbd.com/%e0%a6%9a%e0%a6%9f%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%97%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%a6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%af%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b2/ |archive-date=13 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}
{{notelist|group=wgt}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Female student halls
|-
! !! Estd. !! Students !! Named for
|-
| Shamsun Nahar Hall || || 676 || [[Shamsunnahar Mahmud]]
|-
| Pritilata Hall || || 531 || [[Pritilata Waddedar]]
|-
| Deshnetri Begum Khaleda Zia Hall || || 500 || [[Khaleda Zia]]
|-
| Nawab Faizunnesa Hall ||||312 || [[Nawab Faizunnesa]]
|-
| Bijoy 24 Hall || 2015 || 500 || [[Bangladesh quota reform movement]]<ref name=lilabhumi/>
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Hostels
|-
! !! Estd !! Students !!
|-
| Shilpi Rashid Chowdhury Hostel || || || For [[Fine Arts]] students
|-
| Govinda Gunalanker Hostel || 1996 || || For [[Buddhist]]s
|}
{{col-end}}

<gallery widths="100px" heights="100px" mode="packed">
File:A. F. Rahman Hall at CU 09.JPG|A F Rahman Hall
File:Roof view of Shahjalal Hall at University of Chittagong (03).jpg|Shahjalal Hall
File:Suhrawardy Hall at University of Chittagong (01).jpg|Suhrawardy Hall
File:Bangabandhu Hall, University of Chittagong.jpg|Bangabandhu Hall
File:Shah Amanat Hall at University of Chittagong (01).jpg|Shah Amanat Hall
File:Masterda Surya Sen Hall at University of Chittagong (03).jpg|Masterda Surya Sen Hall
File:Shamsun Nahar Hall at University of Chittagong (02).jpg|Shamsun Nahar Hall
File:Pritilata Hall at University of Chittagong (04).jpg|Pritilata Hall
File:Deshnetri Begum Khaleda Zia Hall, CU (02).jpg| Deshnetri Begum Khaleda Zia Hall
File:Sheikh Hasina Hall at University of Chittagong (01).jpg|Sheikh Hasina Hall
File:Directional road sign of Shaheed Abdur Rab Hall at University of Chittagong (01).jpg|Shaheed Abdur Rab Hall
File:World Peace Pagoda at University of Chittagong (18).jpg|Govinda Gunalanker Hostel
File:Bangabandhu Hall, University of Chittagong.jpg|Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall
</gallery>

;Vice chancellors
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[A R Mallick]]
|1966-1972
|-
|U N Siddiqui{{efn|group=wgs|name=act|Acting}}
|1971-1972
|-
|[[M Innas Ali]]
|1972-1973
|-
|[[Abul Fazal (writer)|Abul Fazal]]
|1973-1975
|-
|[[Abdul Karim (historian)|Abdul Karim]]
|1975-1981
|-
|M A Aziz Khan
|1981-1985
|-
|Mohammad Ali
|1985-1988
|-
|[[Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin]]
|1988-1991
|-
|[[Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury]]
|1991-1996
|-
|[[Abdul Mannan (educator)|Abdul Mannan]]
|1996-2001
|-
|[[Fazle Hossain]]
|2001-2002
|-
|[[A J M Nuruddin Chowdhury]]
|2002-2006
|-
|[[Badiul Alam]]
|2006-2009
|-
|[[Abu Yousuf]]
|2009-2010
|-
|Alauddin{{efn|group=wgs|name=act|}}
|2010-2011
|-
|[[Anwarul Azim Arif]]
|2011-2015<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/campus/prof-anwarul-azim-made-cu-vc |title=Prof Anwarul Azim made CU VC |work=bdnews24.com |access-date=23 September 2022 |archive-date=23 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923180214/https://bdnews24.com/campus/prof-anwarul-azim-made-cu-vc |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|Emran Hossain{{efn|group=wgs|name=act}}
|2013-2013<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের (চবি) ইতিহাস বিভাগের সুপারনিউমেরারি অধ্যাপক ড. ইমরান হোসেন মারা গেছেন |trans-title=Dr. Emran Hossain, supernumerary professor of the History Department of Chittagong University (CU), has passed away |url=https://m.bdnews24.com/bn/detail/ctg/1918169 |publisher=[[bdnews24.com]] |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=29 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129095035/https://m.bdnews24.com/bn/detail/ctg/1918169 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury]]
|2015-2019
|-
|[[Shireen Akhter]]
|2019-19 March 2024
|-
|[[Abu Taher (academic)|Md. Abu Taher]]
|20 March 2024 - 12 August 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cu.ac.bd/ctguni/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49:vc-pro-vc-list&catid=38:chancellors&Itemid=61 |title=Vice-Chancellors |website=University of Chittagong |access-date=7 July 2016 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030434/http://www.cu.ac.bd/ctguni/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49:vc-pro-vc-list&catid=38:chancellors&Itemid=61 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=vcresign>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/education/358853/dr-muhammad-yeahia-akhter-appointed-new-vc-of |title=Yeahia Akhter new VC of Chittagong University |website=[[Dhaka Tribune]]}}</ref>
|-
|}
{{notelist|group=wgs}}

;Pro Vice-chancellors
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[Md. Ali Imdad Khan]]
|1987-1989
|-
|[[M. Badiul Alam]]
|1991-1996
|-
|[[Abu Yousuf]]
|1996-2001
|-
|[[Md. Anwarul Azim Arif]]
|2001-2001
|-
|[[Mohammad Shamsuddin (academic)|Mohammad Shamsuddin]]
|2001-2005
|-
| [[Md. Alauddin (academic)|Md. Alauddin]]
|2009-2013
|-
|[[Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury]]
|2013-2015
|-
|[[Shireen Akhter]]
|2016-2019
|-
|[[Benu Kumar Dey]]
|2020–Present
|-
|[[M. Sekander Chowdhury]]
|2024–Present<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cu.ac.bd/ctguni/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49:vc-pro-vc-list&catid=38:chancellors&Itemid=61 |title=Pro Vice-Chancellors |website=University of Chittagong |access-date=7 July 2016 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030434/http://www.cu.ac.bd/ctguni/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49:vc-pro-vc-list&catid=38:chancellors&Itemid=61 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
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==Notable faculty and alumni members==
===Faculty===

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* [[Jamal Nazrul Islam]], theoretical physicist and mathematician<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cuet.ac.bd/syndicate.php |title=Syndicate of CUET |publisher=Chittagong University of Science and Technology |access-date=4 September 2017 |archive-date=27 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227230419/http://www.cuet.ac.bd/syndicate.php |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Muhammad Yunus]], founder of [[Grameen Bank]] and Nobel Prize winner & [[Chief Advisor of Bangladesh]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Professor Muhammad Yunus |url=https://keough.nd.edu/muhammad-yunus/ |access-date=9 June 2020 |website=Keough School - University of Notre Dame |language=en-US |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410103540/https://keough.nd.edu/muhammad-yunus/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Abdul Mannan (educator)|Abdul Mannan]], chairman, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh<ref>{{cite news |url=http://en.ntvbd.com/bangladesh/4065/Abdul-Mannan-new-UGC-chairman |title=Abdul Mannan new UGC chairman |publisher=[[NTV (Bangladesh)|NTV]] |date=7 May 2015 |accessdate=25 July 2016 |archive-date=13 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813020342/http://en.ntvbd.com/bangladesh/4065/Abdul-Mannan-new-UGC-chairman |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[A F M Khalid Hossain]], Islamic scholar{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}
* [[Anisuzzaman]], Bangladeshi academic of Bengali literature
* [[Murtaja Baseer]], painter and artist
* [[Mohammad Shah Alam (academic)|Mohammad Shah Alam]], chairman (acting) of the Bangladesh Law Commission and founding father of the Faculty of Law, University of Chittagong, and former professor at the Department of Law, [[University of Rajshahi]]
* [[Monsur Ul Karim]], painter
* [[Syed Abdullah Khalid]], sculptor and painter
* [[Abdul Karim (historian)|Abdul Karim]], Bangladeshi historian
* [[Farzana Islam]], former vice chancellor, [[Jahangirnagar University]] (former lecturer, Sociology department)

===Alumni===
* [[Niaz Ahmed Khan]], academic and 30th vice chancellor of the [[University of Dhaka]]
* [[Aslam Chowdhury]], fellow chartered accountant and politician
* [[Mahmood Hossain]], academic and 12th vice chancellor of [[Khulna University]]
* [[Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury]], [[Comptroller and Auditor General (Bangladesh)|Comptroller and Auditor General]] of Bangladesh<ref>{{Cite news |title=Muslim Chowdhury made CAG |url=https://m.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/158014/2018-07-16 |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=[[The Independent (Bangladesh)|The Independent]] |location=[[Dhaka]] |archive-date=9 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209195346/https://m.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/158014/2018-07-16 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Shireen Akhter]], academic and former vice chancellor of the University of Chittagong<ref name="bdnews24">{{Cite news |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/ctg/article1684665.bdnews |script-title=bn:চবিতে প্রথম নারী ভিসি শিরীণ আখতার |access-date=3 November 2019 |work=[[bdnews24.com]] |language=bn |archive-date=5 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105104524/https://bangla.bdnews24.com/ctg/article1684665.bdnews |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Mohit Ul Alam]], vice chancellor of [[Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/a-flurry-of-festivities-19281 |title=A flurry of festivities |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |date=8 April 2014 |access-date=11 September 2016 |archive-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619062210/https://www.thedailystar.net/a-flurry-of-festivities-19281 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Tahura Ali]], politician and member of parliament<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Lista of Participants |url=http://www.unesco.org/science/wcs/liste_particip_wcs.pdf |publisher=[[UNESCO]] |access-date=20 February 2017 |archive-date=22 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222052640/http://www.unesco.org/science/wcs/liste_particip_wcs.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury]], academic and vice-chancellor<ref name=bdnews>{{cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/prof-iftekhar-uddin-chowdhury-appointed-chittagong-university-vc |title=Prof Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury appointed Chittagong University VC |work=[[bdnews24.com]] |date=2 June 2015 |access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref>
* [[A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury|A B M Mohiuddin Chowdhury]], politician and former [[mayor of Chittagong]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Opposition win in Chittagong poll |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4532953.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=9 February 2023 |archive-date=9 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209184937/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4532953.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury]], former mayor of Chittagong and member of parliament<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chittagong.gov.bd/site/page/be91ba81-2144-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B0 |script-title=bn:চট্টগ্রাম সিটি কর্পোরেশনের প্রশাসক এবং মেয়র মহোদয় গণের নাম |website=[[Bangladesh National Portal]] |language=bn |access-date=12 April 2020 |archive-date=15 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415060658/http://www.chittagong.gov.bd/site/page/be91ba81-2144-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B0 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Rezaul Karim Chowdhury]], politician and mayor of Chittagong<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/01/28/rezaul-karim-elected-chittagong-city-mayor |title=Rezaul Karim Elected Chittagong City Mayor |date=28 January 2021 |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301162330/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/01/28/rezaul-karim-elected-chittagong-city-mayor |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Annisul Huq]], entrepreneur, television show host and first [[mayor of North Dhaka]]<ref name=mandate>{{cite news |date=29 April 2015 |title=Annisul Huq gets mandate to become first mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation |publisher=[[bdnews24.com]] |access-date=4 September 2017 |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/annisul-huq-gets-mandate-to-become-first-mayor-of-dhaka-north-city-corporation}}</ref>
* [[Fazle Kabir]], bureaucrat, economist and central banker<ref name=star>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/business/banking/fazle-kabir-become-new-bb-governor-muhith-791578 |title=Fazle Kabir to be made new BB governor: Muhith |date=15 March 2016 |access-date=15 March 2016 |newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |archive-date=17 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317062449/http://www.thedailystar.net/business/banking/fazle-kabir-become-new-bb-governor-muhith-791578 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Kazi Sharif Kaikobad]], retired [[Major general (Bangladesh)|major general]] in the [[Bangladesh Army]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Maj Gen Kaikobad to be made resident High Commissioner to Nigeria |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/maj-gen-kaikobad-be-resident-high-commissioner-nigeria-1321264 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |date=27 November 2016 |access-date=7 December 2022 |archive-date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207191509/https://www.thedailystar.net/country/maj-gen-kaikobad-be-resident-high-commissioner-nigeria-1321264 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Hafiz Rashid Khan]], [[Postcolonialism|postcolonialist]] poet, author, journalist and [[Indigenous peoples in Bangladesh|Adibaasi]] researcher<ref name="worldcat">{{cite web |url=https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n89-249202/ |title=Khāna, Hāphija Raśida |website=[[WorldCat]] |access-date=8 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108224742/https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n89-249202/ |archive-date=8 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Rashed Rouf]], novelist, editor and journalist<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=636727&date=2017-01-23 |title=Seven litterateurs get Bangla Academy Award 2017 |work=[[Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha]] |date=23 January 2017 |access-date=20 November 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041651/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=636727&date=2017-01-23 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Surendra Kumar Sinha]], lawyer who served as the 21st [[Chief Justice of Bangladesh]]<ref name=sc>{{cite web |url=http://www.supremecourt.gov.bd/web/?page=chief_justice.php&menu=11 |title=Hon'ble Chief Justice of Bangladesh |publisher=[[Supreme Court of Bangladesh]] |access-date=13 October 2017 |archive-date=9 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109094047/http://www.supremecourt.gov.bd/web/?page=chief_justice.php&menu=11 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[AFM Solaiman Chowdhury]], civil servant and chairman of the [[National Board of Revenue]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |script-title=bn:প্রাক্তন সচিব,অভ্যন্তরীণ সম্পদ বিভাগ,জনপ্রশাসন মন্ত্রণালয়,জন বিভাগ, রাষ্ট্রপতির কার্যালয়,বস্ত্র ও পাট মন্ত্রণালয়, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার |url=https://motj.gov.bd/site/page/ebdde763-cd24-4a48-b43c-a760a52e67d3/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A3 |website=[[Bangladesh National Portal]] |language=bn |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616073127/https://motj.gov.bd/site/page/ebdde763-cd24-4a48-b43c-a760a52e67d3/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A3 |archive-date=16 June 2019 |access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[Wadud Bhuiyan]], politician and former member of parliament<ref>{{cite web |title=Members of Parliament : Profile |url=http://www.lcgbangladesh.org/parliament/mpdetail.php?m=298 |access-date=9 February 2023 |archive-date=25 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625205956/http://www.lcgbangladesh.org/parliament/mpdetail.php?m=298 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
* [[Syed Abdullah Khalid]], sculptor and painter
* [[Papri Basu]], fighter, teacher, social worker and women's rights activist
* [[Masum Aziz|Muhammad Masum Aziz]], stage, film and television actor
* [[Chitralekha Guho]], television, stage and film actress
* [[Shahid Mahmud Jangi]], lyricist
* [[Quadrat Elahi Rahman Shafique]]
* [[Partha Barua]], singer and actor
* [[Naquib Khan]], singer, music composer, lyricist and director
* [[Mahfuza Khatun]], swimmer
* [[Muhammad Abdul Bari]], physicist, writer, teacher, and community leader
* [[A F M Khalid Hossain]], Islamic scholar and Advisor of the Religious Affairs Ministry

==Gallery==
[[File:University of Chittagong main gate.jpg|thumb|right|Main entrance]]
[[File:Faculty of Biological Science at University of Chittagong (03).jpg|thumb|right|Faculty of Biological Science]]
[[File:Teachers' dormitory, University of Chittagong (01).jpg|thumb|right|Teachers' dormitory]]
[[File:Marine Sciences and Fisheries building,Chittagong University.jpg|thumb|right|Marine Science building]]

==References==
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== External links ==
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